Water- and energy-saving systems and methods for producing lime-cooked masa are described. Such methods generally include adding water to maize kernel in a first predetermined proportion, the maize kernel having endosperm, germ, pericarp, and tip cap components. Using a first conditioner, the maize kernel is conditioned for a first predetermined amount of time to cause moisture absorption to within a first predetermined range. The maize kernel is limed. The maize kernel is cooked, using a cooker, in an environment of steam. After the maize kernel is cooked, water is added to the maize kernel in a second predetermined proportion and, using a second conditioner, the maize kernel is conditioned for a second predetermined amount of time to cause moisture absorption to within a second predetermined range. The maize kernel is milled using one or more mills.

Water- and energy-saving systems and methods for producing lime-cooked masa are described. Such methods generally include adding water to maize kernel in a first predetermined proportion, the maize kernel having endosperm, germ, pericarp, and tip cap components. Using a first conditioner, the maize kernel is conditioned for a first predetermined amount of time to cause moisture absorption to within a first predetermined range. The maize kernel is limed. The maize kernel is cooked, using a cooker, in an environment of steam. After the maize kernel is cooked, water is added to the maize kernel in a second predetermined proportion and, using a second conditioner, the maize kernel is conditioned for a second predetermined amount of time to cause moisture absorption to within a second predetermined range. The maize kernel is milled using one or more mills.

The present invention relates to methods of producing a food or malt-based beverage suitable for consumption by a subject with Coeliac's disease. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of producing a food or malt-based beverage with very low levels of hordeins. Also provided are barley plants which produce grain that can be used in the methods of the invention.

Disclosed herein are baked goods with improved properties that contain pregelatinized waxy cassava starch, and methods of making such baked goods. In some embodiments the baked goods comprise between 1% and 10% by weight waxy cassava starch. In embodiments the baked goods have equal or better crumb firmness than baked goods using chemically modified starches.

Water- and energy-saving systems and methods for producing lime-cooked masa are described. Such methods generally include adding water to maize kernel in a first predetermined proportion, the maize kernel having endosperm, germ, pericarp, and tip cap components. Using a first conditioner, the maize kernel is conditioned for a first predetermined amount of time to cause moisture absorption to within a first predetermined range. The maize kernel is limed. The maize kernel is cooked, using a cooker, in an environment of steam. After the maize kernel is cooked, water is added to the maize kernel in a second predetermined proportion and, using a second conditioner, the maize kernel is conditioned for a second predetermined amount of time to cause moisture absorption to within a second predetermined range. The maize kernel is milled using one or more mills.

Water- and energy-saving systems and methods for producing lime-cooked masa are described. Such methods generally include adding water to maize kernel in a first predetermined proportion, the maize kernel having endosperm, germ, pericarp, and tip cap components. Using a first conditioner, the maize kernel is conditioned for a first predetermined amount of time to cause moisture absorption to within a first predetermined range. The maize kernel is limed. The maize kernel is cooked, using a cooker, in an environment of steam. After the maize kernel is cooked, water is added to the maize kernel in a second predetermined proportion and, using a second conditioner, the maize kernel is conditioned for a second predetermined amount of time to cause moisture absorption to within a second predetermined range. The maize kernel is milled using one or more mills.

The present disclosure relates to a method of artisan bread production. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods for producing artisan breads with improved dough rheology (consistency), increased volume, porosity, textural shelf life, aroma and flavor, while maintaining a more uniform and aesthetically-pleasing shape with the use of organic acids and non-wheat flour.

The present disclosure relates to a method of artisan bread production. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods for producing artisan breads with improved dough rheology (consistency), increased volume, porosity, textural shelf life, aroma and flavor, while maintaining a more uniform and aesthetically-pleasing shape with the use of organic acids and non-wheat flour.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a composition for a baked confection, wherein a gluten-free baked confection having a best-before period and gustatory sensation (moistness, softness) equal to or better than those of a baked confection produced using flour can be produced using the composition. The composition for a baked confection according to the present invention contains cooked high-amylose rice, rice flour, and fats and oils and has a specific volume in a range of 0.2 to 1.5 ml/g, and is characterized in that the composition contains the high-amylose rice at 0.1 to 10% by mass, the rice flour at 5 to 15% by mass, and the fats and oils at 10 to 30% by mass.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a composition for a baked confection, wherein a gluten-free baked confection having a best-before period and gustatory sensation (moistness, softness) equal to or better than those of a baked confection produced using flour can be produced using the composition. The composition for a baked confection according to the present invention contains cooked high-amylose rice, rice flour, and fats and oils and has a specific volume in a range of 0.2 to 1.5 ml/g, and is characterized in that the composition contains the high-amylose rice at 0.1 to 10% by mass, the rice flour at 5 to 15% by mass, and the fats and oils at 10 to 30% by mass.